Ladybean's Lessons

This lesson is intended to introduce students to a "growth mindset". The linked-in video, discussion questions, and written response encourage students to consider failure/failing from a different perspective. This is a great initial activity for the beginning of the school year, applicable in a variety of classroom settings.

This power point teaches the basic concept of theme and how to find it in a text. This lesson uses the "Three Brothers" story with a clip from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

This power point presentation introduces students to characterization and related concepts in literature using the movie, "Frozen". Terms covered include: direct, indirect, static, dynamic, flat, round, & foil.

Edit this Harry Potter inspired classroom management plan to best suit your classroom. **Download Harry Potter font- http://www.fontspace.com/anke-art/parry-hotter

This assignment is intended to assess students' knowledge of figurative language through examples that appear in S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders. Students will be assessed on correct device identification, as well as analysis of its use.

This power point explores basic figurative language concepts and provides visual/video examples to better reinforce and relate the concepts to relevant arenas.

This editable form helps to keep the students accountable for their own goals, growth, and progress. As is, the form tracks an online grade book, report card and progress report averages, Lexiles, Benchmarks, and EOG test scores.

Using quotes of vivid imagery from the text, students will create a selfie of each of the Greaser gang members. They will also be challenged to create a hashtag specific to the Greaser they have chosen. This assignment can be completed individually, in pairs, or groups.